The Camanava area and Marikina are the hardest hit by Typhoon Carina in the National Capital Region (NCR), while more areas in Luzon are expected to declare a state of calamity, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said on Thursday, July 25. A Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) is seen on top of...
Resolution No. 3210-2024, declaring Cavite under a state of calamity due to the widespread adverse Impact of the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina (Scanned document from the Municipality of Naic's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The province has been placed under a...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allocated P18.5 billion for emergency loans to aid members and pensioners impacted by typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. In a statement Thursday, July 25, the state pension fund for government workers said that approximately 864,089 GSIS...
The Social Security System (SSS) will offer calamity loan assistance to its members who have been affected by Typhoon Carina in Metro Manila and other regions that have been declared under state of calamity. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said members residing...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that almost half of the government's calamity funds are still available to assist people affected by Typhoon Carina and the southwest monsoon. According to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, approximately P11.12 billion remains in the calamity...
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has officially declared a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR), but questions remain on why the national government couldn’t unilaterally put the region under a state of calamity. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
Declaring a state of calamity in the National Capital Region (NCR) is a “local prerogative” and is best left to the local executives since they best know the situation on the ground, President Marcos said on Wednesday, July 24. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over the...
BATANGAS CITY – Batangas was placed under a state of calamity due to rains caused by the southwest monsoon or “habagat” and typhoon “Carina” on Tuesday, July 23. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that several municipalities in the province been flooded...
Families who lost their homes in a fire in Cavite City last July 14 seek temporary shelter in an evacuation center. (Photo from Mayor Denver Chua's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE - The local government unit (LGU) of Cavite City declared a state of calamity on Tuesday, July 16,...
By MYRNA M. VELASCO The magnitude of loans extended to the country’s electric cooperatives (ECs) had already surpassed P870 million mark within the first six months of the year, according to the National Electrification Administration. The government-run electrification agency specified that at...
Social Security System (SSS) members who were affected by the recent magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Taiwan may now avail of a calamity loan until Aug. 20, 2024. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said the Calamity Loan Assistance Program (CLAP) to its members living,...
BACOLOD CITY – The town of La Castellana in Negros Occidental was placed under a state of calamity on Tuesday night, June 4, a day after the eruption of Kanlaon volcano in the neighboring city of Canlaon in Negros Oriental. ASH blankets plants in Sitio Trencera, Barangay Sag-Ang, La...
